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WATERPROOF CLOTH BATHING TUB FOR HORSES.

No. 349,357. Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

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A. PURSON WATERPROOF CLOTH BATHING TUB FOR HORSES. No. 349,357. Patented Sept.v 21, 1886-.

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ADRIEN- PURSON, OF STENAY, MEUSE, FRANCE.

WATER-PROOF-CLOTH BATHlNG-TUB F OR HORSES.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349.357, dated September 21, 1886.

Application filed July 1,1886. Serial No. 207,879. No model.) Patented in France February 6, 1886, No. 173,903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADRIEN Person, of Stenay, in the Department of the Meuse, France, have invented an Improved \Vaterproof-Cloth Bathing-Tub for Horses, (for which proof-cloth, for horses.

' a plan corresponding to Fig. 1.

In the accompanying a side elevation of the closed bathing-tub. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is Fig. 4 is a plan view of the removable bottom. Fig. 5 is a front end view of the bathing-tub. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of. the open bathingtub prepared to receive the horse.

small compass when not made use of.

Construction of the bafltiao-tab.-The bathing-tub is made of apiece of water-proof cloth about fourteen feet long and fourteen and onehalf feet wide, exclusive of the heme. This bathing tub, when fitted up for use, assumes the shape of a parallelepiped of a rectangle lar form about five and one-half feet high and six feet four inches long. This apparatus is flexible and may easily be folded up within a \Vhen it is to be used, it is again brought to the shape of a rectangular parallelopiped, and kept in such a shape by means of ropes or cords x an, attached to the four upper angles and in the middle of the two largest vertical faces a a, as will be hereinafter described. A hem, of, is provided along the upper edge of the apparatus, and at the four upper corners a slit I is provided in the hem, wherein a deal rod may be slid along the largest vertical sides, so as to support the edges and keep them stiff and respectively parallel everywhere. To form the 'front side, I), the cloth is folded up in a vertical plane at the level of the corresponding end of the bottom, and up to a height equal to half the width of this side, increased by four-fifths of an inch. Then the cloth on the two largest vertical sides is folded down at right angles, so that the two free ends may-overlie each other on a distance of drawings, Figure 1 is' four-fifths of an inch. To keep together the three parts thus folded up, a seam is made along a horizontal line, 0 c, Fig. 5, at the level of the upper edge of the first folded part. Two other scams, d d e e, are made from the middle of the former to the top of the bathing-tub, and, lastly, two seams, ff, are made to extend from the same middle part down to the lower corners. To form the back side, the three remaining faces being kept upright by cords w, the water-proof cloth spread out on the floor, and the length of which is, exactly equal to the height of the tub, is brought into the vertical plane, passing through the back edge of the bottom. The part of the water-proof cloth which is then comprised between the two largest sides will form the back sides, 9, of the parallelopiped. The parts g of this waterproof cloth projecting on both sides are folded forward in a parallel direction to the large side corresponding thereto, and fixed to the same by means of straps passing through special eyes. These eyes are of the same shape and size as those throughwhich pass supporting-ropes an on each of the two edges of the folded parts, so that they may well coincide, first, with each other, two and two,and, secondly, by pairs with each one of the three eyes, arranged near the upper edge of the two largest faces. \V hen the straps are in place and suitably attached, the bathing tub is entirely closed. At the upper ends of the larger sides a brass eye, a,

is placed in the thickness of the hem below the deal rod. To each of the eyes a cord, 00, is attached, the other end of which is hooked to the ceiling or any other point of the wall of the stable, stall, or box, or the pl.ace, whatever it may be, where the apparatus is to be fitted up for use. By this arrangement the upright walls of the bathing-tub are kept right in place in a stretched and tight condition, inasmuch as in the middle of the largest sides,a a,there is another similar eye, 00*, at the same level, through which a rope passes, the ends of which are connected in front and behind at the very same points where the ropes of the corners of the corresponding side meet. Behind the front side, b, below the hem a", and on the righthand side, a, of the bathing-tub, is a dischargingnozzle, h, for the outlet of the overflow-water. This projects from the tub, and is bent down- Three of them are arranged up Ice ward, being of an appropriate length and radius. At its free end it is screw-threaded, while its otherend is integral with a base-plate, h, provided with holes set at equal intervals apart. To this base-plate h is riveted a counter-plate, i, absolutely similar to the former, and between the two a portion of the waterproof material of the tuband an india-rubber plate of the same outline and of the required thickness are interposed. At the screwthreaded part of the nozzle a pipe or hose, of cloth or india-rubber, may be attached to carry oil the overflow-water to any .dcsircd place. In the middle of the same face or side a, and at a suitable level above the floor, another nozzle, h, exactly similar to that h, is placed; butthis maybcstoppered by means of a screwplu The four lower corners of the bathing-tub are externally lined with a circular piece of leather, j, stitched to each of said corners in such a manner that its center is placed at the apex of the angle.

To empty the bathing i'ub.Au india-rubber nozzle, 1, is on the opposite side, a, upon the vertical line passing through themiddle. This nozzle at its free end carries ascrew-threaded ring of malleable cast-iron. The opposite end is soldered to an india-rubber plate bored at the center, so that the bore forms a continua tion of that of the nozzle. This plate is riveted between two counter-plates of malleable brouzed cast-iron of the same size. To the threaded part of the said nozzle a pipe or hose, of cloth or similar material, may be screwed when it is desired to carry off the water to any place without. To close this nozzle, itis compressed at its base between two similar pieces, one of which, on, is fixed or stationary and forms the sole of a yoke, while the other, being movable, m, is actuated, after the manner of a press, by means of a tighteningscrewmi, provided for the purpose with a handle or hand-wheel, m.

The removable innerpipa-Near each one of the back corners of the bathing-tub I arrange a line of four rings of tinned iron, a a, fixed within in a horizontal direction by means of a flap of cloth and two rivets. The uppermost of these rings is placed below the hem, and the lowermost somewhat above the bottom. The two remaining rings are arranged at equal intervals between the two former ones. A removable cloth pipe, I, is adapted to engage easily in either of such lines of rings, according as it is easier to fill the bathing-tub through one or the other corner. This pipe, of the desired length, is surmounted by a funnel, t, also made of cloth and permanently fixed thereto.

The removable bottom-The removable bottom 0 is made of small rods of beech or fir wood superposed at right angles and arranged at certain intervals apart, as shown in Figs. 2, 4-, and 6. This removable bottom protects the cloth bottom of the apparatus against the strain exerted by the feet of the same when it is tired.

horse. It may be easily removed after the bath, when it is desired to fold the bathingtub together within a small space. To this removable bottom a ring, 1), is fixed, which is adapted to receive the belt 1), carrying the horse-locks, whereby the movements of the fore feet of the animal are to be limited. This ring is engaged in the head of an eycbolt driven through a sheet-iron plate, 1, which is secured to the removable bottom by horseshoe-nails, the said bolt being fixed in place by means of a nut. In order to enable locks to be applied to the hind feet as well, no matter how long the horse may be, the ring may be attached by the same method as for the fore members in either of the openings provided in the metal plate q, attached by suitable pins to the cross-pieces or beech rods of the bottom.

The horse-locks.Through each of the beforementioned lock-holding rings a leather strap provided with a buckle and a keeper is made freely to pass and adapted to lock the two pasterns of the horse in the right place.

How 10 make the horse enter the b(tl/L.Til6 two upper front corners being stretched by their ropes and the removable bottom being placed, Fig. 6, in position, the back part of the water-proof cloth is spread out on the floor and hidden under a layer of straw, so that the horse may not be frightened, and also to prevent the cloth from being damaged by the feet of the animal. The upper edges of the two sides a a are so inclined that the back ends of the rods located within the hems reach the floor. Then the horse being held by the bridoon or snaffle, or by the halter, is made to enter the bathing apparatus. To its four feet the locks are attached, and the reins of the bridoon or halter are secured either to the rack or to one of the ropes or cords used for keeping the bathing-tub in place when it is not placed in a stall. Now, the back corners of the bathing-tub are stretched bymeans of their ropes. An apron or girth, hereinafter described, is placed under the stomach of the horse. Then the part stretched out on the floor is raised and attached, upon the straw having been removed. All that now remains to do is to fill the apparatus with water.

The apronfor supporting tired or sick horses during the hath.The apron s is made of cloth, of variable width and length, according to the size of the animal. It is placed under the abdomen of the horse for supporting the To the two hems of the ends ropes r r are attached. a sufficient length to enable them to be hooked to the same joints as the ropes a; of the bathing-tub, Figs. 2 and 3.

How to cause the horse to leave the bath.-As soon as the apparatus is empty the straps which retain the parts 9 folded onto the sides are detached, the back wall is lowered and covered with straw, ropes m, supporting the back corners, are removed, the upper edges of IIS These are of I 25 the side walls are inclined the same as has tion of the flexible body having folding side been done when the horse entered the bath. and end walls, a, a, b, and eyes m and a? in Now,the supporting-apron is removed as well the side walls, and discharge and supply pipes as vthe foot-locks. The snaffle and head-collar supported by the side walls, with the reniov- 15 5 reins are detached, and the horse is made to able bottom 0, having strapholders p and q,

leave the apparatus, going backward. substantially as herein shown and described.

Having now fully described all parts of m invention and the manner in which it may bi; ADBIEN PURSON' carried out, what I claim, and desire to secure Witnesses:

IO by Letters Patent, is R0131. M. HOOPER.

In a bathing-tub for animals, the combina- ALPHONSE BLFITRY. 

